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33-866: (Redirected from Solomon Islands Parliament ) National legislature of the Solomon Islands National Parliament of Solomon Islands [REDACTED] Type Type Unicameral Leadership Speaker Patteson Oti , OUR Party since 15 May 2019 Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele , OUR Party since 2 May 2024 Structure Seats 50 [REDACTED] Elections Voting system First-past-the-post Last election 17 April 2024 Meeting place [REDACTED] Solomon Islands Parliament Building , Honiara Website www .parliament .gov .sb Constitution Constitution of

66-514: A semi-presidential system (1981–1986) form of government. The ongoing process of amending or revising the current Constitution and form of government is popularly known as Charter Change . A shift to a unicameral parliament was included in the proposals of the constitutional commission created by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo . Unlike in the United States, senators in the Senate of

99-582: A Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Public Administration at the University of Papua New Guinea , graduating in 1991. He returned to studies briefly in 1995–96, completing post graduate work at the University of Oxford . In the start of his career, Manele represented the Solomon Islands as a career diplomat. He was appointed to diplomatic postings as Counsellor and later Charge d'Affaires of

132-511: A robust constitution. Approximately half of the world's sovereign states are currently unicameral. The People's Republic of China is somewhat in-between, with a legislature and a formal advisory body. China has a Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference which meets alongside the National People's Congress , in many respects an advisory "upper house". Many subnational entities have unicameral legislatures. These include

165-448: A secret parliamentary ballot for prime minister on 2 May, Manele won 31 votes, defeating Matthew Wale . That day, he was invited to form a government by Governor-General David Vunagi , and was sworn in as the prime minister. He is described as China-friendly as he has pledged to continue the Solomon Islands ' international policy that drew it closer to China. At the time of becoming Prime Minister, Western analysts, such as Meg Keen at

198-625: A unicameral legislature, but the measure did not pass the Senate. Because of legislative gridlock in 2009, former Congressman Rick Lazio , a prospective candidate for governor, has proposed that New York adopt unicameralism. The United States as a whole was subject to a unicameral Congress during the years 1781–1788, when the Articles of Confederation were in effect. The Confederate States of America , pursuant to its Provisional Constitution, in effect from February 8, 1861, to February 22, 1862,

231-537: Is also the smallest legislature of any US state. A 2018 study found that efforts to adopt unicameralism in Ohio and Missouri failed due to rural opposition. There was a fear in rural communities that unicameralism would diminish their influence in state government. Local government legislatures of counties, cities, or other political subdivisions within states are usually unicameral and have limited lawmaking powers compared to their state and federal counterparts. Some of

264-683: Is bicameral, all local legislatures are unicameral: the Bangsamoro Parliament , the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Boards), Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Councils), Sangguniang Bayan (Municipal Councils), Sangguniang Barangay ( Barangay Councils), and the Sangguniang Kabataan (Youth Councils). The Nebraska Legislature (also called the Unicameral) is the supreme legislative body of

297-656: The Democratic Alliance Party . The party was unable to form an outright majority, and could not form a working coalition under its existing leader, Manasseh Sogavare . Following the election, OUR Party renewed alliances with the Kadere and People First parties, forming the Coalition for National Unity and Transformation. Manele became OUR Party leader on 29 April, after Sogavare stepped down from role and declined to seek another term as prime minister. In

330-490: The Minnesota Legislature into a single chamber. Although debated, the idea was never adopted. The US territory of Puerto Rico held a non-binding referendum in 2005 . Voters approved changing its Legislative Assembly to a unicameral body by 456,267 votes in favor (83.7%) versus 88,720 against (16.3%). If both the territory's House of Representatives and Senate had approved by a 2 ⁄ 3 vote

363-2316: The National Parliament of Solomon Islands Current (50) Aoke/Langalanga Baegu/Asifola Central Guadalcanal Central Honiara Central Kwara'ae Central Makira East ꞌAreꞌare East Central Guadalcanal East Choiseul East Guadalcanal East Honiara East Kwaio East Makira East Malaita Fataleka Gao/Bugotu Gizo/Kolombangara Hograno/Kia/Havulei Lau/Mbaelelea Malaita Outer Islands Maringe/Kokota Marovo Nggela North East Guadalcanal North Guadalcanal North Malaita North New Georgia North Vella Lavella North West Choiseul North West Guadalcanal Ranongga/Simbo Rennell/Bellona Russells/Savo Shortlands Small Malaita South Choiseul South Guadalcanal South New Georgia/Rendova/Tetepari South Vella Lavella Temotu Nende Temotu Pele Temotu Vatud Ulawa/Ugi West ꞌAreꞌare West Guadalcanal West Honiara West Kwaio West Kwara'ae West Makira West New Georgia/Vona Vona Defunct ꞌAreꞌare Central Malaita Central Solomons Choiseul Choiseul/Shortlands East Isabel East Isabel/Savo Eastern Outer Islands Gizo/Ranongga/Simbo/Kolombangara Honiara Kwaio Makira Marovo/Kusaghe New Georgia Ngella/Savo/Russells North Central Malaita North Choiseul North East Malaita North West Malaita North Western Solomons Roviana/Rendova Roviana and North New Georgia Santa Isabel Shortlands/Vella Lavella South Central Malaita South Guadalcanal/Rennell and Bellona South Malaita Vella Lavella Vella Lavella/Kolombangara Vona Vona/Rendova/Tetepari West Guadalcanal and Russells West Isabel Ysabel/Russells Authority control databases [REDACTED] International ISNI VIAF National United States Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Parliament_of_the_Solomon_Islands&oldid=1230705614 " Categories : National Parliament of

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396-733: The provinces of Nepal , all of the Spanish autonomous communities , both of the autonomous regions of Portugal , most of the states and union territories of India , and all of the states of Brazil and Germany . In the United Kingdom , the devolved Scottish Parliament , the Welsh Senedd , the Northern Ireland Assembly , and the London Assembly are also unicameral. Though the current Congress of

429-469: The 13 colonies which became independent, such as Pennsylvania , New Jersey and New Hampshire had initially introduced strong unicameral legislature and (relatively) less powerful governors with no veto power. Pennsylvania's constitution lasted only 14 years. In 1790, conservatives gained power in the state legislature, called a new constitutional convention, and rewrote the constitution. The new constitution substantially reduced universal male suffrage, gave

462-2724: The Grenadines Samoa San Marino São Tomé and Príncipe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Suriname Sweden Syria Tanzania Togo Tonga Tunisia Turkey Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine Vanuatu Holy See (Vatican City) Vietnam Yemen Zambia Dependent and other territories Åland Islands Anguilla Aruba Azores British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cook Islands Curaçao Falkland Islands Faroe Islands French Polynesia Gibraltar Greenland Guam Guernsey Hong Kong Jersey Madeira Macau Montserrat New Caledonia Niue Pitcairn Islands Saint Barthélemy Saint Helena Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Sint Maarten Tobago Tokelau Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands Wallis and Futuna Non-UN states Abkhazia Kosovo Northern Cyprus Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic South Ossetia Taiwan Transnistria Historical Artsakh (1991–2023) Confederate States (1861–1862) Czechoslovakia (1948–1969) Irish Republic (1919–1922) Norfolk Island Orange Free State (1854–1902) Scotland Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006) Sicily Sikkim (1953–1975) South African Republic (1857–1902) Related Bicameralism Tricameralism Multicameralism List of legislatures by country National bicameral legislatures National lower houses National upper houses v t e Solomon Islands Parliaments by year convened 2nd (1980) 3rd (1984) 4th (1989) 5th (1993) 6th (1997) 7th (2001) 8th (2006) 9th (2010) 10th (2014) 11th (2019) 12th (2024) v t e [REDACTED] Constituencies of

495-712: The National Parliament of Solomon Islands Legislative Council of the Solomon Islands Governing Council of the Solomon Islands List of members of the Solomon Islands Parliament who died in office References [ edit ] ^ "About Parliament" , National Parliament of Solomon Islands ^ "Results" . Solomon Islands Electoral Commission. Archived from

528-545: The Philippines are elected not per district and state but nationally; the Philippines is a unitary state . The Philippine government's decision-making process, relative to the United States, is more rigid, highly centralised, much slower and susceptible to political gridlock . As a result, the trend for unicameralism as well as other political system reforms are more contentious in the Philippines. While Congress

561-598: The Philippines is bicameral, the country experienced unicameralism in 1898 and 1899 (during the First Philippine Republic ), from 1935 to 1941 (the Commonwealth era) and from 1943 to 1944 (during the Japanese occupation ). Under the 1973 Constitution, the legislative body was called Batasang Pambansa , which functioned also a unicameral legislature within a parliamentary system (1973–1981) and

594-1470: The Solomon Islands Politics of Solomon Islands [REDACTED] The Crown Monarch Charles III Governor-General David Tiva Kapu Executive Cabinet Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele Legislature National Parliament Speaker : Ajilon Nasiu Leader of the Opposition Jeremiah Manele Shadow Cabinet Constituencies Political parties Elections Recent elections General: 2010 2014 2019 2024 Judiciary Judiciary Administrative divisions Administrative divisions Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Minister : Jeremiah Manele Diplomatic missions of / in Solomon Islands Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Related topics Foreign relations Truth and Reconciliation Commission Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) Other countries v t e The National Parliament of

627-747: The Solomon Islands Parliaments by country Politics of the Solomon Islands Government of the Solomon Islands Unicameral legislatures National legislatures Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Pages using navbox columns without the first column Unicameralism Sometimes, as in New Zealand and Denmark , unicameralism comes about through

660-1627: The Solomon Islands is the legislature of the Solomon Islands . Its 50 members are elected for a four-year term in 50 single-seat constituencies . [REDACTED] Solomon Islands Parliament Building Latest elections [ edit ] Main article: 2024 Solomon Islands general election [REDACTED] Party Votes % Seats +/– Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party 83,279 24.07 15 New Solomon Islands Democratic Party 66,808 19.31 11 +3 Solomon Islands United Party 46,662 13.49 6 +4 Kadere Party 16,906 4.89 1 –7 Solomon Islands Party for Rural Advancement 15,735 4.55 1 0 People First Party 11,045 3.19 3 +2 Umi for Change Party 10,388 3.00 1 New People's Liberal Democratic Party 6,025 1.74 0 New People's Alliance Party 5,593 1.62 0 –2 Democratic Alliance Party 5,515 1.59 1 –3 National Transformation Party 1,116 0.32 0 0 Green Party Solomon Islands 893 0.26 0 0 Solomon Islands Progressive Action Party 349 0.10 0 New Independents 75,713 21.88 11 –10 Total 346,027 100.00 50 0 Registered voters/turnout 420,185 – Source: SIEC, SIBC, Solomon Islands Gazette See also [ edit ] List of constituencies of

693-949: The Solomon Islands Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York. Afterwards, he held senior government positions, serving as the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Development Planning, Secretary to the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade. He also served as Secretary to the Solomon Islands Government-RAMSI Intervention Taskforce. Manele

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726-504: The abolition of one of two bicameral chambers, or, as in Sweden , through the merger of the two chambers into a single one, while in others a second chamber has never existed from the beginning. The principal advantage of a unicameral system is more efficient lawmaking, as the legislative process is simpler and there is no possibility of deadlock between two chambers. Proponents of unicameralism have also argued that it reduces costs, even if

759-429: The bulk of Kansas City ) narrowly voted against, and all other counties voted against the change to unicameralism. In 1970, North Dakota voters voted to call a constitutional convention. In 1972, a change to a unicameral legislature was approved by 69.36-30.64, however, since the voters rejected the new constitution at the same referendum, it never took effect. In 1999, Governor Jesse Ventura proposed converting

792-583: The governor veto power and patronage appointment authority, and added an upper house with substantial wealth qualifications to the unicameral legislature. Thomas Paine called it a constitution unworthy of America. In 1944, Missouri held a vote on changing the General Assembly to a unicameral one, which was narrowly rejected by the voters 52.42-47.58. Only the city of St. Louis and the St. Louis County voted in favor, whilst Jackson County (containing

825-503: The number of legislators stays the same, since there are fewer institutions to maintain and support financially. More popular among modern-day democratic countries, unicameral, proportional legislatures are widely seen as both more democratic and effective. Proponents of bicameral legislatures say that having two legislative chambers offers an additional restraint on the majority , though critics note that there are other ways to restrain majorities, such as through non-partisan courts and

858-4503: The original on 6 April 2024 . Retrieved 6 April 2024 . ^ Kusu, Fredrick (26 April 2024). "It's a race between OUR Party, CARE and UP: Sogavare claims OUR Party already has the absolute majority" . Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation . Archived from the original on 26 April 2024 . Retrieved 26 April 2024 . ^ "Solomon Islands Gazette No. 70" (PDF) . 30 April 2024. External links [ edit ] Official website v t e Solomon Islands  articles History British Solomon Islands Colonial governors World War II Japanese occupation Solomon Islands campaign Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) Truth and Reconciliation Commission [REDACTED] Geography Islands Mountains Populated places Protected areas Provinces Rain forests Rivers Volcanoes Wildlife Politics Cabinet Elections Foreign relations Governor-General Human rights LGBT Judiciary Monarchy Parliament ( Building ) Political parties Prime Minister Economy Central bank Currency Telecommunications Transport Society Demographics Ethnic groups Languages Religion Squatting Culture Anthem Big man (anthropology) Coat of arms Cuisine Dance Flag Literature Media Music Public holidays Sport Outline Category Links to related articles v t e Legislatures of Oceania Sovereign states Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Associated states of New Zealand Cook Islands Niue v t e National unicameral legislatures Federal Comoros Germany Iraq Federated States of Micronesia Saint Kitts and Nevis United Arab Emirates Venezuela Unitary Afghanistan Albania Andorra Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Benin Botswana Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad China Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Denmark Djibouti Dominica East Timor Ecuador El Salvador Eritrea Estonia Fiji Finland Gambia Georgia Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Honduras Hungary Iceland Iran Israel Kiribati North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malawi Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Mozambique Nauru New Zealand Nicaragua Niger North Macedonia Norway Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Peru Portugal Qatar Saint Vincent and

891-583: The role. Later that year, he travelled to Beijing to formalise relations between the Solomon Islands and the People's Republic of China . In this role, Manele signed a security pact with China on 30 March 2022, though at the time, the details of the pact were not publicly known. In the 2024 Solomon Islands general election , Manele retained his seat under the banner of the Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party , though he had previously been affiliated with

924-538: The specific amendments to the Puerto Rico Constitution that are required for the change to a unicameral legislature, another referendum would have been held in the territory to approve such amendments. If those constitutional changes had been approved, Puerto Rico could have switched to a unicameral legislature as early as 2015. On June 9, 2009, the Maine House of Representatives voted to form

957-860: The state of Nebraska and territories of Guam and the Virgin Islands in the United States , the Chinese special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao , the Australian state of Queensland as well as the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory , a majority of the provinces of Argentina , all of the provinces and territories in Canada , all of the regions of Italy , all of

990-474: The state of Nebraska and the only unicameral state legislature in the United States. Its members are called "senators", as it was originally the upper house of a bicameral legislature before the Nebraska House of Representatives dissolved in 1937. The legislature is also notable for being nonpartisan and officially recognizes no party affiliation, making Nebraska unique among US states. With 49 members, it

1023-768: Was first elected to parliament in 2014, representing the division of Hograno-Kia-Havulei. Following the election, the Solomon Islands People's Democratic Coalition, made up of the Democratic Alliance , the Solomon Islands Party for Rural Advancement (SIPRA) and the People First Party , nominated Manele for prime minister. Manele was defeated in the 9 December parliamentary vote by Manasseh Sogavare, earning 19 votes to Sogavare's 31. Early in his Parliamentary career, he

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1056-680: Was governed by a unicameral Congress. Jeremiah Manele Jeremiah Manele (born 1968) is a Solomon Island politician serving as prime minister following the 2024 Solomon Islands general election . He is the first prime minister of the country to come from Isabel Province . Manele grew up in the village of Samasodu on the island of Santa Isabel. His high school education began at an Anglican school, Selwyn College, in Guadalcanal , where he later taught, before completing his year 6 at King George VI School in Honiara . He studied for

1089-499: Was the leader of the opposition in the 10th Parliament of Solomon Islands . He later joined government benches, serving as the Minister for Development Planning and Aid Coordination (2017–2018). He was re-elected in the 2019 general election and served as the minister for development planning and aid coordination in the 11th Parliament. Subsequently, Manele was made Minister of Foreign Affairs on 25 April 2019, travelling widely in

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